By and . Beginning in 2010, mathematics and English language arts standards, called the Common Core State Standards, were adopted in 45 of 50 U.S. states.By and . On December 9, Congress passed the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, called the Every Child Succeeds Act. A replacement for the much criticized No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, the reauthorization gained support from groups as diverse as The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, the National Education Association, the National Parent Teacher Association, The National School Boards Association, the National Governors Association and Fairtest, an organization that addresses issues related to fairness and accuracy in testing. More...
Par Fabien Soyez. Toutes les universités, en master, font de la sélection. La grande majorité la pratique de façon légale, que ce soit entre le M1 et le M2, ou à l’entrée en M1. C’est ce qui fait la qualité de nos masters, et qui explique qu’ils soient reconnus. Le système marche parfaitement ainsi. Les masters sont de qualité. 95% des étudiants s’insèrent à la sortie. Ne cassons pas quelque chose qui fonctionne, à partir de positions purement idéologiques. Voir l'article...
Par Antoine Desprez. Le 8 mars se tient la Journée internationale des droits des femmes. L'occasion de faire un point sur la parité hommes/femmes dans l'Éducation nationale. Voir l'article...
By Laura Tropp. I recently read this post in The New York Times about Charles Duhigg, who was working on his book Smarter Faster Better that focuses on productivity in life and business. Read more...
By Rosemarie Emanuele. I sometimes am greeted by strange looks when I say that I have my students dance in one of my math courses. Combining an experience of the proprioceptive sense (which tells you where you are located in space) with that of the visual sense gives, I believe, an entirely new way of understanding concepts. Read more...
By Rosemarie Emanuele. I recall a Statistics text book that presented a question about probability, asking what was what the chance of a randomly selected person having a birthday in the month of March. Immediately after posing this question, they followed it up by specifying that all the months have the same number of days in them, probably because the original question had an intrinsic flaw in not recognizing this. Read more...
By Rosemarie Emanuele. When I was in graduate school, I sometimes used a program that came to statistical conclusions using an iterative procedure. If I remember correctly, these iterations, where the results are derived from earlier results, reminded me of the process we are about to enter in the next few weeks, often called “March Madness.” For, in the next few weeks, basketball teams will meet and play games, with each moving on to the next level depending on who wins games at the previous level. Read more...
By Laura Tropp. I came home from a long day at the office, and my children told me I should come into living room for a play performance that they had been working on all day (they were on February break which always falls just when my semester ramps up). Read more...
By Marissa Trevino. Technology was never a big part of my life.
Yes, I had a computer at home, and a Windows tablet for schoolwork. But I was never caught up with the latest apps or social media tools such as Facebook and Twitter. Read more...
